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Rachel Ruyschová

1664 – 1750

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Wikipedia Summary

Rachel Ruysch was a Dutch still-life painter from the Dutch Republic. She specialized in flowers, inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime. Due to a long and successful career that spanned over six decades, she became the best documented female painter of the Dutch Golden Age.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
June 3, 1664
The Hague
Date of death
August 12, 1750
Amsterdam
Citizenship

Dutch Republic

Occupations & fields
botanical illustratorpainterdraftsperson
Notable works
Vase with FlowersStill Life with Flowers in a Glass VaseStill Life with Flowers on a Marble SlabStill-Life with Flowers
Field and occupation
nizozemská malířka
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